This research developed a deep learning algorithm to predict pathological pleural invasion (pPL) from thoracoscopic imagery in patients with cT1 tumors receiving sublobar resections. The study included 80 patients, with the learning model trained on 64 cases and validated on 16.
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May 19, 2025
In Part 3 of this series, leaders discussed elevating peers and the components of effective mentor/mentee partnerships. Watch the recorded webinar to hear global leaders share new insights on mentorship and sponsorship.
May 16, 2025
This video highlights critical technical steps, anatomical landmarks, and operative pearls essential for safe and effective robotic esophageal mobilization for a McKeown esophagectomy.
May 15, 2025
This video demonstrates how practical simulation on a 3D lung model can be a useful training tool for thoracic surgery residents to understand and perform the steps of a pulmonary lobectomy.
May 15, 2025
In this episode of The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning speaks with Dr. Dibin Mohammed, a consultant at Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, about his WhatsApp group, Young CVTS Surgeons Kerala.
May 15, 2025
This systematic review evaluated bar displacement following pectus excavatum repair focusing on studies assessing risk factors, stabilization methods, and reoperation strategies. Thirteen studies spanning 23 years were included, revealing bar displacement rates ranging from 0.9 percent to 33.3 percent.
May 14, 2025
At the 2024 EACTS Annual Meeting, Dr. Alice Copperwheat spoke with Dr. Friedhelm Beyersdorf about innovations and artificial intelligence in cardiothoracic surgery.
May 13, 2025
This video demonstrates a modified technique for robot-assisted tracheobronchoplasty using dual-layer mesh strips and running barbed sutures, illustrated with an example of a patient with severe calcified mediastinal lymphadenopathy due to prior sarcoidosis.
May 9, 2025
Watch this presentation from the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, where Dr. Nuria M. Novoa delivered a presentation on “Assessing and Improving Quality of Life After Thoracic Surgery.”
May 8, 2025
In this episode of The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning celebrates two years of the podcast and speaks with Dr. Joseph F. Sabik III about the future of cardiothoracic surgery.